What you need to know about the Firefox VPN

Want to check out the Firefox Private Network for yourself? You can get started here, provided you're US-based and signed into your Firefox account on a desktop device.

However, there are a few things you should know first, lest you come away confused or disappointed.

It's important to note that Firefox Private Network is a purely browser-based VPN, so anything you do online that falls outside of Firefox won't be protected from the prying eyes of hackers, advertisers, or even government bodies.

For that, you'd need to look at installing one of the best VPNs to your computer at system-level. Only then will all of your online activity – whether it's in Firefox, Chrome, or an app like Skype – be fully masked.

However, Mozilla's CEO has previously hinted at offering a premium VPN service to its users from October – and the company's footnote that the Firefox Private Network is available "free for a limited time" suggests that is indeed the ultimate aim.

Such a product would presumably offer a number of the features missing in the Firefox Private Network beta, like the ability to change your IP address to another country and unlimited bandwidth.

For now, though, it's a promising start that could see a lot of people turned on to the many benefits of using a VPN.

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